Interviews by a special search committee are expected to be conducted Friday, according to Nicki Grossman, a Broward County commissioner and member of the search committee. The council's executive committee then will decide who to hire at a meeting scheduled for March 10.

Grossman said the salary range for the job is between $60,000 and $80,000 annually.

The former executive director, M. Barry Peterson, resigned under pressure in January after a dispute with the council over the proposed Dolphins' stadium at the Lake Lucerne site. The council approved the project without requiring the traffic improvements around the stadium that Peterson had pushed for.

Since Peterson left, Ane Deister has served as interim executive director.

The council's key function is to review large development projects, such as the stadium, that have a major impact on Broward, Dade and Monroe counties.